By Sean Ngirici editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A children’s rights defender has pleaded with the devolved systems of government to check the welfare of all children, to ensure they are safe from hunger and molestation. Dr Beth Nduta Githaiga said the county governments are duty bound to ensure there are effective feeding programmes in the ECDE centres…
Photo/Stella Chao, a university student and children’s rights advocate addresses journalists at MKU Thika Campus. By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Stakeholders have sounded the alarm over persistent cases of child neglect, abuse, and violations of rights across Africa, despite the progress made over the years. As Kenyans joined the rest of the continent to mark the…
Photo/MKU founder and Board chairman, Prof Simon Gicharu, joins Murang’a High School students in a jig during a students mentoring and alumni meeting at the institution last weekend. Photo; Courtesy By James Wakahiueditor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has alreadydeveloped curriculum designs for all the three grades at Senior School inpreparation for the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Murang’a County government has disbursed support to day secondary school learners as leaders castigated the controller of budget for discontinuing the programme despite its importance. Governor Irungu Kang’ata disbursed in excess of Sh50 million to support learners in the Inua Masomo programme initiated to created competition among themselves. Speaking at General…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Teacher Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia has begun the journey to retirement in anticipation to leave the office on June 30, 2025. The commission has appointed Evaleen Mitei as to replace her in acting capacity, as search for the replacement starts. She has been at the helm since 2015 after taking…
Photo/MKU Pro-Chancellor and university council chairman, Dr Vincent Gaitho (left) during the conference held in Dunhuang, China, last week. Photo; courtesyBy James Wakahiu To achieve the tenets of global ecological actions, the world must rethink the desires for accumulation, conquest, domination, material and power supremacy. These ecological actions in the world today revolve around the…
Mt Kenya Central ACK Diocese Bishop Dr Timothy Gichere launching a Divinity School at Pioneer International University Murang’a Campus The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Pioneer International University (PIU) has launched a School of Divinity that majors on post graduate diploma in transformational church administration and leadership. The faculty will provide the students with ways to tackle/handle…
Photo/Hardeep Jadeja of Marwadi University of India shows senior staff of Mount Kenya University led by Prof Simon Gicharu, chairman and founder MKU how to navigate the University Integrated Resource Planning (UnIRP). MKU will migrate from the Students Management Information System (SMIS), ERP and ‘My.MKU’ to the more unified University Integrated Resource Platform (UnIRP). By…
The Mountain Journal editorial@themountainjournal.co.keTwo counties become the first take over the administration of student bursaries, after they signed an Intergovernmental Partnership Agreement (IPA) with the Ministry of Education. The counties of Murang’a and Mandera, signed an agreement at Jogoo House in Nairobi, on transfers the bursaries function from the national government to them, unlocking billions…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.coke he fight against Malaria in Kenya has received a major boost in the area of research, as Mount Kenya University students have the rare opportunity to diversify their research skills of the disease in Germany. According to the University’s Vice Chancellor Prof Deogratius Jaganyi, the program dubbed as Africa meets Bavaria,…
